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District Attorney Shoves Referee, Loses Job

MADISON, WISCONSIN — A district attorney was removed by Gov. Tommy Thompson on Wednesday for shoving a referee at his son's high school basketball game last February.

James Blask's shove, which resulted in a disorderly conduct conviction and a year's probation, amounted to official misconduct, the governor concluded. The governor also said that being on probation and serving as district attorney are incompatible.